text_original: Irene was now sole ruler of the Empire, but the real power was in the hands of two rival eunuchs of the palace, Stauracius and iEtius, who successively gained the patronage of their mistress. The four years of Irene's supremacy are marked in history by the corona  tion of Charles as Emperor in the West, an event prob  ably not unconnected with the fact that the Empire had now passed under the " monstrous regiment of women
text_transcription: IRENE WAS NOW SOLE RULER OF THE EMPIRE BUT THE REAL POWER WAS IN THE HANDS OF TWO RIVAL EUNUCHS OF THE PALACE STORAKIOS AND AEUSIUS WHO SUCCESSFULLY GAINED THE PATRONAGE OF THEIR MISTRESS THE FOUR YEARS OF IRENE'S SUPREMACY ARE MARKED IN HISTORY BY THE CORONATION OF CHARLES AS EMPEROR IN THE WEST AN EVENT PROBABLY NOT UNCONNECTED WITH THE FACT THAT THE EMPIRE HAD NOW PASSED UNDER THE MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN
phonemes: ˈaɪɹiːn wʌz nˈaʊ sˈoʊl ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, bˌʌt ðə ɹˈiːəl pˈaʊɚ wʌz ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv tˈuː ɹˈaɪvəl jˈuːnəkz ʌvðə pˈælɪs, stˈɔːɹeɪʃəs ænd ˈaɪ ˈiːɾɪəs, hˌuː səksˈɛsɪvli ɡˈeɪnd ðə pˈætɹənɪdʒ ʌv ðɛɹ mˈɪstɹəs. ðə fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈaɪɹiːnz suːpɹˈɛməsi ɑːɹ mˈɑːɹkt ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi baɪ ðə kɔːɹˈoʊnə tɪˈɑːn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɛst, ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt pɹˈɑːb ˈeɪbli nˌɑːt ʌŋkənˈɛktᵻd wɪððə fˈækt ðætðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ hæd nˈaʊ pˈæst ˈʌndɚ ðə " mˈɔnstɹəs ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv wˈɪmɪn